State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance holds up a photo of Oxford homicide suspect Scott Gellatly,the subject of state police manhunt in the killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. less

State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance holds up a photo of Oxford homicide suspect Scott Gellatly,the subject of state police manhunt in the killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on ... more

State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance addresses the media while holding a photo of Oxford homicide suspect Scott Gellatly,the subject of state police manhunt in the killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.

State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance addresses the media while holding a photo of Oxford homicide suspect Scott Gellatly,the subject of state police manhunt in the killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly,

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the investigation of a domestic shooting at a nearby home at 55 Sioux Drive. less

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the ... more

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the investigation of a domestic shooting at a nearby home at 55 Sioux Drive. less

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the ... more

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the investigation of a domestic shooting at a nearby home at 55 Sioux Drive. less

State police cordon off a blue Ford Escape minivan in the parking lot of New England Tire & Brake Service at the corner of Park Road at Route 67 in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 during the ... more

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Sources say Lori Gellatly's mother, Merry Jackson was also shot. less

Screen grabs from the facebook page of Scott Gellaty show photos of Scott and Lori Gellaty. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. ... more

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Thecrime scene at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. where Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and shooting her mother, Merry Jackson. less

Thecrime scene at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. where Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and ... more

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Thecrime scene at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. where Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and shooting her mother, Merry Jackson. less

Thecrime scene at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. where Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and ... more

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Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting a house at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and shooting her mother, Merry Jackson. less

Lori Gellatly was killed in a double shooting a house at 55 Sioux Drive in Oxford, Conn. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Scott Gellaty is accused of killing of his estranged wife, Lori Gellatly, and shooting her ... more

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OXFORD -- A man charged with killing his estranged wife the day before they were to appear in court about a restraining order was held by State Police Wednesday night at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington.

Police said that after shooting his wife and her mother Wednesday morning, Scott Gellatly tried to kill himself while on the run.

Gellatly, a 46-year-old Oxford resident, had set off a statewide manhunt, according to police, when he shot the two women at a home on Sioux Drive.

Thirty-two-year-old Lori Gellatly died from her injuries at a hospital in Waterbury, state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said.

Scott Gellatly had been under order to stay away from Lori Gellatly and her minor children since April 24, when she applied for a restraining order. A hearing on a permanent restraining order was set for Thursday in Milford.

State police said they received a call Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. from a Sioux Drive resident who said her estranged husband was trying to break into her home. Scott Gellatly then forced his way into the house and shot the two women at around 5:45 a.m., state police said.

Next door neighbors Jim and Jacky Smith said they heard screams and three shots fired. Jim Smith dialed 911. As the dispatcher answered his call, Smith said, he saw his neighbor's garage door open, then saw "probably Scott running from the house."

The neighborhood was placed in lockdown Wednesday morning as cops searched for Gellatly, according to Oxford First Selectman George Temple. Residents of the Swan Lake neighborhood were told to stay in their homes.

Police said Gellatly fled in a blue 2013 Ford Escape which he stole from the home. The car was later found less than a mile away at the New England Brake and Tire shop on Route 67, police said. Gellatly then apparently stole a black 2012 Toyota Tacoma pickup and fled, according to police.

Local and Federal law enforcement up and down the Eastern Seaboard were notified of the manhunt, Vance said, while state police began interviewing associates for tips. Police also used helicopters, dogs, cruisers and "technology" to capture Gellatly, said Vance.

At 11:30 a.m. someone in Winsted found a vehicle that matched the description put out by state police. Scott Gellatly was taken in to custody shortly after that. Police said he had rigged a hose from the vehicle's exhaust into its interior in a suicide attempt.

Gellatly is being held on $2 million bond and scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Derby Superior Court. He is charged with murder, attempted murder, larceny of a motor vehicle, assault in first degree on elderly person, two counts of reckless endangerment and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.

The couple have twin children, around 1 1/2 years old, and Scott Gellatly has two older children from a previous marriage. Vance said the toddlers, who were in the house at the time of the shootings were not injured, and were in the care of family members.

Neighbors and friends said Scott Gellatly and his wife have been involved in an ongoing domestic dispute. Posts on his Facebook page indicate she had moved out of the couple's home, which is in the same neighborhood as the shooting site, in February.

In her application for the protective order, Lori Gellatly described an altercation with Scott that made her "afraid for my kids and myself," she wrote.

"Scott yelled in my face on 4/1/14 and got very angry," she wrote. "I felt threatened and told him I didn't feel safe and was going to leave with the twins ... He then told me I wasn't going anywhere and grabbed my right thumb and twisted my wrist" while two children were in her arms, she wrote.

"He then grabbed my upper right arm and pulled (redacted) away from me and almost dropped him. ... He calmed down after a social worker with family and children's aid came. He told me to take the babies and leave which at that point I did."

Lori Gellatly wrote that Scott texted and called repeatedly but that she did not respond. "He acts out very violently and I am afraid for my kids and myself," she wrote.

Lori Gellatly worked for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, as an environmental analyst in the bureau of air management, said DEEP spokesman Dennis Schain. She worked on programs aimed at improving air quality and public health, he said.

"It's a sad and tragic day here, and our thoughts and prayers are with Lori's family, friends and colleagues," Schain said.

The log cabin-styled house at 55 Sioux Drive, where the shootings occurred, is owned by Doug and Merry Jackson. Neighbors said Doug Jackson was not home at the time of the shootings.

"I should have never left for work," he said, sobbing, after he returned to the scene of the shootings.